Shiga Toxin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Shiga Toxin;

NCIt definition : A bacterial toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae and by some strains of E. coli that inhibits protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors. The non-catalytic beta subunit of Shiga toxin may be useful as a fusion vector for induction of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses.;

CAS number : 75757-64-1;

Details

Origin ID

C1225;

UMLS CUI

C0074447;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Shiga toxin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- shiga toxin [MeSH Descriptor]
- shiga toxin [MeSH concept]
- shiga toxins [MeSH Descriptor]
- shiga toxins [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Verotoxin [LOINC component]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Shiga toxin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- shiga toxin [MeSH concept]
- shiga toxin [MeSH Descriptor]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- shiga toxin 1 [MeSH Descriptor]
- shiga toxin 2 [MeSH Descriptor]

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